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Parnnr GEORGE HENRY MORGAN, OF LONG ACRE, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX,

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,370, dated January 18, 1887.

Application filed September 4, 1886. Serial No. 212,739. (No model.) Patented in England July 8, 1884. No. 9,907, and October 27, 1ss4, No. 14,209.

To all whom itmay concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE HENRY MOR- GAN, of Long Acre, in the county of Middlesex, England, coachbuiloler, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carriages, (for which I have received Letters Patent in Great Britain, No. 9,907, dated July 8, 1884, and No. 14.209, dated October 27, 1884,) of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked thereon-that is to say:

The invention has for its object improvements in carriages, and relates to a peculiar combination and arrangement of springs and parts connected therewith, wherebyI obtain a more elastic support for the carriage than heretofore.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view of a landau. Fig. 2 is a front View thereof. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of parts, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 4 is a side view of the front part of a landau; and Fig. 5 is a side view of the back part of a similar carriage, illustrating slight modifications in some of the parts.

In all the side views the near side wheels are removed in order to more clearly show my invention. 7

In applying my invention to the fore part of a carriage the ordinary carriage under springs, a, are carried at the lower part by the axle b, and at the upper part are connected to the under carriage, c. To beds 0, carried by the top under carriage, I connect the lower parts of C-springs cl, and their upper parts Iconnect to the carriage-body by means of leather loops d and studs-(l Longitudinal springs e are connected at their fore parts to the top under carriage-beds and at their hind parts to the boot, or to some part carried thereby or by the carriage-body, as shown.

In order when the carriage is empty to prevent the front part of the under carriage being too much depressed by a person stepping onto the futchells, or onto the splinter-bar f, fixed thereto, or by the weight of the pole,

is mounted at its lower end on an axis, 9, carried in lugs or bearings 71, fixed to the top un-' der carriage-beds, and at its upper end passing through a plate, 13, fixed to the fore part of the boot, such stay 9 being provided at its upper end with an adjustable stop, 9 Other kinds of stay may, however, be employed, provided they are so arranged that when the carriage .is empty such stay shall be at the dead-stop, but which will allow of the required motion of the springs and play of the carriage-body.

In the arrangement shown at Fig. 4 the springs e are placed transversely of the carriage, and are connected at their centers to the center line of the boot and at their ends by links to the top under carriage-beds.

In applying my invention to the hind part of a carriage the ordinary carriage under springs, j, are carried at the lower part by the axle is and at the upper part are connected to the spring-bar Z. To the upper part of the spring-bar Z, I connect the lower'parts of C- springs m, and their'upper parts I connect to the carriage through leather loops m, which, according to the arrangement shown at Fig. 1, are at their lower ends connected to short springs n, attached to the body-loops o of the carriage, while at Fig. 5 such leather loops m are shown connected to a cross-spring, n, on the carriage-body. The front ends of these C-springs m are attached to studs q, fixed directly to the carriage-body, as shown at Fig. 1, or to a cross-spring, (f. as shown at Fig. 5.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim isi 1. In the fore part of a carriage, the combination of under carriage-springs, a, Csprings d, and longitudinal or transverse springs e, mounted substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose stated.

2. In the fore part of a carriage,'the combination, with the under carriage, of a stay having pivotal connection wi th the under carriage, and provided with a stop for engagement with the boot of thecarriage, substantially as set forth.

3. In the fore part of a carriage, the combination of under carriage-springs, a, and C- springs cl with longitudinal or transverse springs e and stay 7, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose stated.

4. In the hind part of {L carriage, the combination of under earliege-springs, j, C-springs on, leather loops m, spring or springs n, bodyloops 0, and studs q, fixed to the carriage-body 10 or carried by cross-spring q", substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose stated.

GEORGE HENRY MORGAN. XVitnesses:

B. J. B. MILLs, G. M. WHITE, Both of 23 Souihmnpton Buildings, London. 

